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noun
The large tuberous root of the butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleurisy and other diseases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: butterfly milkweed, butterfly weed, windroot
Antonyms: none provided
noun
erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: milkweed, silkweed
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